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In the 2012 film Hitchcock, Cook was portrayed by Danny Huston as a charmer trying to persuade Hitchcock's wife, Alma Reville, into having an extra-marital affair during the filming of Psycho. [12] Several published Hitchcock biographies document this as accurate from Cook's private diaries.
Dec 15, 2012 · Patrick McGilligan, author of "Alfred Hitchcock: Life in Darkness and Light", reveals the truth behind the film "Hitchcock" and its portrayal of Alma Reville and Whitfield Cook. Learn how the film exaggerated or invented their affair, Hitchcock's relationship with Ed Gein, and his struggle with censors.
Hitchcock and Reville married on 2 December 1926 at Brompton Oratory in London after Reville converted to Roman Catholicism from Protestantism, apparently at the behest of Hitchcock's mother. [6] Reville was baptized on 31 May 1927 and confirmed at Westminster Cathedral by Francis Cardinal Bourne on 5 June. [7]
Aug 14, 2011 · Alma Reville was a film pioneer and a screenwriter who contributed to 29 films, including Hitchcock's classics. She was also his loyal and supportive spouse, who defended him from critics and revealed his vulnerable side.
Nov 16, 2012 · In two recent movies Alfred Hitchcock’s wife and collaborator, Alma Reville, is finally acknowledged.
Feb 27, 2013 · Certainly, Alma’s affair with writer Whitfield Cook, if it did take place, would have been long over by the time Psycho (1960) was being made. While the real Alma Reville is still a little obscure, it’s only right that she is at last receiving recognition for her contribution to Hitchcock’s films.
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Dec 24, 2012 · Janet Leigh (Scarlett Johansson), Alfred Hitchcock (Anthony Hopkins) and Alma Reville (Helen Mirren) toast to Psycho in Hitchcock.